At Park Families settings we use a variety of speech and
language programmes to develop and enhance children’s
understanding and use of language.

Our Speech and Language Therapist supports all the nurseries in
group work and one to one programmes to develop and enhance
children’s understanding and use of language.

Language through listening

During small group sessions practitioners concentrate on
developing eye contact, turn taking, listening and attention
skills, essential foundations to build expressive language and
early sound awareness as well as promoting spoken language.

Language Steps

Language steps develops children’s understanding and expression
of language. Children increase their level of both understanding
and use of language.

Attention Project

The Attention Project is an interactive group run by
knowledgeable practitioners to help children focus their
attention on adult led activities, giving appropriate eye
contact and turn taking, with the use of minimal language. The
project has three elements at each session:

The Nursery Narrative framework of ‘who’, ’where’ and ‘what
happened next’ is introduced using a variety of visual, hands on
resources with a small group of children to develop listening
and language skills. Children gain confidence in asking
questions and turn taking in conversation.